TAWAU, April 24 -- Police have arrested three teenage boys, aged between 15 and 16, to assist in investigations into the alleged rape of a 15-year-old schoolgirl here.

District Police Chief ACP Jasmin Hussin said the suspects, including the main suspect, were detained at about 6.50pm on Wednesday at the Merotai police outpost.

He said the arrests were made within 24 hours after a police report was lodged by the victim's mother at about 4.43pm the same day.

"Police moved swiftly to locate the suspects following the report," he said yesterday.

Initial investigations indicate that the victim was allegedly taken by one of the suspects, a Form Five student, in a car before the incident occurred at a house.

The case came to light after the...